12 Father Daughter Day Trip Ideas

Posted on Jun 15, 2016

Yesterday I shared our 12 Father Son Day Trip Ideas. Today is all about our 12 super-fun Father Daughter Day Trip Ideas! We try to have one-on-one time with each child on a monthly basis, so I am sharing 12 ideas, one for each month. Father daughter time is a special time that we need to be conscious of. Many daughters learn how to let a man treat them from their fathers so it is good to establish some one-on-one time with your little...

12 Father Son Day Trip Ideas

Posted on Jun 14, 2016

I have had such a great response from my Mother Son Day Trip post and several requests for Father’s ideas, so I thought it would be fun to share the things my kids do for Daddy time! Just as I try to spend one on one time with each child, I make sure my spouse gets the time in too. In our family we schedule in 2 days per month over the course of one weekend, where my daughter spends time with me while my son spends time with hubby and...

How to Inspire Your Spouse to Travel

Posted on Jun 12, 2016

It is no big secret that I think family travel is what keeps us on the conscious living path. Family travel keeps us excited, alert, and ready for adventure. It helps us find answers and opens our minds to endless possibilities. However, as time passes and life becomes more complicated, it is easy for one parent to start making excuses to stay in town. This happens periodically in our house. It is in these times that I have to step up...

 5 Adventurous Family Travel Ideas for Fathers Day Weekend

Posted on Jun 7, 2016

Fathers Day Weekend is right around the corner and every year I get super excited to plan something unique for us to do. Landing on the third weekend in June, Fathers Day Weekend is the perfect time to plan a family trip. The kids have just gotten out of school, both Mom and Dad are ready for a little break before summer really begins and the weather is usually beautiful everywhere this time of year. This year I am having trouble...

5 Tips to Make Cleaning Your Travel Toiletry Bag Easy

Posted on May 31, 2016

With summer right around the corner, and all of those exciting travel dates getting closer, spring is the perfect time to get your travel gear out and cleaned up. I’m guessing you just gave a look of confusion! Clean our travel gear? Great, another thing to clean… It’s actually not as bad as it sounds, and in fact, is totally necessary. Remember when you set your carry-on down in the bathroom at the airport, then came home and...

A Fiji Giveaway at The Great Big Play Day

Posted on May 22, 2016

Last fall, hubby and I had the incredible opportunity to visit Fiji. It was everything that I had hoped and dreamed it would be, yet nothing that I expected it to be!! Fiji is a group of 333 Islands located in the South Pacific. It takes an overnight flight from LAX to get there. You leave LAX at about 10 pm and arrive in Nadi, Fiji 1 day later in the morning, rested and ready for adventure. We stayed in a Floating Bure at The Koro...

Treat Yourself Well 8 Steps to Conscious Living

Posted on May 17, 2016

  Today is a great day!! Today I finally get to share with you everything I have been writing about and talking about for the last 2 years in one place!!! My book Treat Yourself Well – 8 Steps to Conscious Living is available as of Today on Amazon! And, as my gift to you for sticking with me on this journey, Treat Yourself Well – 8 Steps to Conscious Living is free for from May 18, 2016 until May 22, 2016 at midnight! I wanted to...

3 Great Places for Dinner In Malibu

Posted on May 10, 2016

Trying new restaurants is something that I love to do. Not only do I appreciate having multiple options to choose from on a menu, but it is a small luxury to have someone else to cook for and clean up after us for a change! My family and I are adventurous eaters and really enjoy trying new foods. We always make the effort to try something new to us from the menu while delighting in choosing things we already know we love. Malibu has...

Mama Loves Family Travel Yosemite Madera

Posted on May 7, 2016

Mama Loves Family Travel – Yosemite Madera

Posted on May 7, 2016

I remember the day my grandmother gave me The National Geographic Yosemite edition book. It was my 8th birthday. The pictures that I saw in that book completely amazed me. I knew one day I would get there, but I had no idea how or when. Fast-forward 25 years, add on 2 kids, a husband and a cross-country relocation and I finally made it! A few weeks ago we drove up to Yosemite Madera and had an incredible time. Here is my account of...